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Friday, April 25, 2014
Set design studio in Japan by Mattch plays with theatrical imagery
www.dezeen.com: This office and workshop for a theatre designer in Osaka was designed by Japanese studio Mattch to look like a glazed box hovering between two solid curtains
I don't understand why this building is particularly amazing. I don't understand the whole "suspended between to curtains other than the fact that it is a glass building with big walls on either side. What stood out was how terribly colored the interior of the building was. The architecture is not the most unique, but it is geometric and inviting. The pops of color do not do the space justice, because they seem too random and added on in the end. Also, red I beams are not artistic, they are standard.
I saw this article when I was on denzeen the other day. I was a little dissapointed because I was expecting the building to be more "theater-like" than it actually was. The images that are shown in the article dont really exhibit the qualities that the article talks about. I do like the building as a whole though and think that it is very well designed. I like the separation of floors and spaces and the clean lines of the interior design. In terms of use the building looks like a wonderful place to work. It is very well lit and contains a lot of open space. Ultimatley, I would love to work in this space.
What a funky shaped building, that seems to be very dysfunctional and unwelcoming. It looks like the building is designed to just admire from the inside rather than us it as a functioning work environment. Japan's real estate is extremely limited and architects have a difficult job to design functioning work environments. I get that the designer was trying to play with theatrical imagery, but I don't believe the average viewer looking at this building would get that relationship at all. Love the interior color choices, but the building overall doesn't look that functional.
I don't think the whole "theatrical imagery" was played out very well. I really like the abundance of natural light though! Other than that, there are some interesting design choices that can be cool but it is a lot in one building. It's also a little dull... I'm not a fan of the gray/white color that's going on. But I do really like that yellow space with the whimsical lights! I think it's a cool space just not my favorite in the world... which is OK!
While looking really beautiful, I fail to see the function of this building. Looking at it from a practical point of view, it seems as though this would be quite a difficult workspace. The windows are a very traditional feature to an office building which assists with fatigue from working long days, but the window being completely see through by the outside world to create the "stage" creates an awkward situation where the workers are being observed. I also fail to see the function of the diagonal shelving units. While it fits in well and accents the diagonals of the structure, it seems to present a difficult challenge for storing objects since it would all be on an incline.
While I thought the architecture and design of the building itself was quite amazing, I didn't actually see how the place reflected someone who works as a theatre designer. Yes, the place looks like it could benefit creative thinking, yes it looks super rad, but no I don't really see the correlation. I wouldn't mind working in a building like this but there's no way that upon looking at a building like this that you would see any relationship between theatre and design.
I would love to work in a space like this. I think it's really cool that there is a whole floor dedicated to meeting space. It is a great environment to invite a director or collaborators to to discuss work and develop a story and visual language. The open and modern of the studio is very nice but I wonder if maybe it could be a little imposing. It would be really cool to see what the designer looked like and their work to see if there are any correlations to the studio. While I don't really see the theatre imagery that is alluded to, I believe that's fine. I think it's better to work in a space that is open and filled with inspirational things then to create theatre in a space that is very theatrical.
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I don't understand why this building is particularly amazing. I don't understand the whole "suspended between to curtains other than the fact that it is a glass building with big walls on either side. What stood out was how terribly colored the interior of the building was. The architecture is not the most unique, but it is geometric and inviting. The pops of color do not do the space justice, because they seem too random and added on in the end. Also, red I beams are not artistic, they are standard.
I saw this article when I was on denzeen the other day. I was a little dissapointed because I was expecting the building to be more "theater-like" than it actually was. The images that are shown in the article dont really exhibit the qualities that the article talks about. I do like the building as a whole though and think that it is very well designed. I like the separation of floors and spaces and the clean lines of the interior design. In terms of use the building looks like a wonderful place to work. It is very well lit and contains a lot of open space. Ultimatley, I would love to work in this space.
What a funky shaped building, that seems to be very dysfunctional and unwelcoming. It looks like the building is designed to just admire from the inside rather than us it as a functioning work environment. Japan's real estate is extremely limited and architects have a difficult job to design functioning work environments. I get that the designer was trying to play with theatrical imagery, but I don't believe the average viewer looking at this building would get that relationship at all. Love the interior color choices, but the building overall doesn't look that functional.
I don't think the whole "theatrical imagery" was played out very well. I really like the abundance of natural light though! Other than that, there are some interesting design choices that can be cool but it is a lot in one building. It's also a little dull... I'm not a fan of the gray/white color that's going on. But I do really like that yellow space with the whimsical lights! I think it's a cool space just not my favorite in the world... which is OK!
While looking really beautiful, I fail to see the function of this building. Looking at it from a practical point of view, it seems as though this would be quite a difficult workspace. The windows are a very traditional feature to an office building which assists with fatigue from working long days, but the window being completely see through by the outside world to create the "stage" creates an awkward situation where the workers are being observed. I also fail to see the function of the diagonal shelving units. While it fits in well and accents the diagonals of the structure, it seems to present a difficult challenge for storing objects since it would all be on an incline.
While I thought the architecture and design of the building itself was quite amazing, I didn't actually see how the place reflected someone who works as a theatre designer. Yes, the place looks like it could benefit creative thinking, yes it looks super rad, but no I don't really see the correlation. I wouldn't mind working in a building like this but there's no way that upon looking at a building like this that you would see any relationship between theatre and design.
I would love to work in a space like this. I think it's really cool that there is a whole floor dedicated to meeting space. It is a great environment to invite a director or collaborators to to discuss work and develop a story and visual language. The open and modern of the studio is very nice but I wonder if maybe it could be a little imposing. It would be really cool to see what the designer looked like and their work to see if there are any correlations to the studio. While I don't really see the theatre imagery that is alluded to, I believe that's fine. I think it's better to work in a space that is open and filled with inspirational things then to create theatre in a space that is very theatrical.
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